Unraveling the spread of antibiotic resistance genes across soil food webs

抗生素耐药基因（ARG）在环境中的传播是对公共卫生和粮食安全的主要威胁。该项目旨在开发新的知识，以了解土壤食物网中跨多个营养级的精氨酸生成物的主要传播途径，以及植物、土壤和动物之间的相互作用如何对环境精氨酸生成物的特征作出贡献。预期成果包括更好地了解动物在土壤环境中调节ARG的作用以及土壤食物网中抗生素耐药性的传播机制。该项目将有助于制定循证干预措施，以解决环境抗生素耐药性问题，这对环境和公共卫生都有好处。

The emerging spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment is a major threat to public health and food security. This project aims to develop new knowledge about the key transmission routes of ARGs across multiple trophic levels in soil food webs, and how the interactions of plant, soil and fauna contribute to the profiles of environmental ARGs. Expected outcomes include an improved understanding of the role of fauna in regulating ARGs in the soil environment and the spreading mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in soil food webs. This project will contribute to the development of evidence-based interventions to tackle environmental antibiotic resistance, which has benefits for the environment and public health.